Rumana, senior home help in Rainham

I am a reliable, caring and energetic person who have the ability to develop and maintain mutually beneficial internal and external relationships. As a trained Care Worker, I offer various support to my clients:
• Assist with a ‘good morning’ start to the day, helping my client to get up, wash, shower or bathe, dress and have breakfast,
• Remind or assist them to take medicines and collect or return medication from pharmacy or dispensing GP surgery,
• Prepare meals for them and assist them at mealtimes,
• Shop with them or help them to make a shopping list, go to the shops, come back and put it all away,
• Help with their laundry or ironing and keeping their home clean and tidy,
• Support them with social activities such as going out for a walk, attending a day centre, visiting friends or family, going to church or club etc.
As part of my care work job, I have provided support to children or adult with Special Educational Needs, physical needs and various illness i.e. Autism, dementia, MS, diabetes.

I have completed some important training that were relevant to my job such as First Aid training, Manual Handling course which includes operating wheelchair, Hoisting, how to handle a person with physical disability; Safe and Appropriate Handling of medicines Level 1 & 2; and A Basic Life Support Training. I have an updated DBS.

My work experience has boosted my confidence of working with people with a variety of abilities, educational needs and syndromes.